At the end of 2015, Operation Atalanta protected a UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) vessel, MV Kestrel, from potential pirate attack as it deployed twenty five Fishing Aggregation Devices (FADs) off the coast of Somalia.

The FADs’ unique design will help to attract more fish to the coastal areas, which in turn will increase the catch of the local Somali fishermen.

Since they were deployed, ITS Carabiniere has made 170 return visits to monitor the FADs and fishing activity around them.

In February, ITS Carabiniere received an award from the UNFAO for her efforts to protect MV Kestrel.